“caught owing more than £2,500 of unpaid council tax” and “have all been issued with summonses since last November – but all paid off their arrears in time to be allowed to vote through the town hall’s budget in early March, after being warned by their bosses.” [great story by Jennifer Williams of the Manchester Evening News]

NB Year ago, back when I was paying council tax, (I’m currently a full-time student, so exempt), I ended up with a final warning letter from the Council, and then paid up (I, like Councillor Peel, was mortified). It can happen. If you’re a councillor though, aren’t you supposed to be Caesar’s wife, above reproach? Especially if you’re chairing a tax avoidance task group, and spouting off about “half the British cabinet” #justsaying

NB2. Am not a member of ANY political party. Not the Lib Dems, not the Greens, not any socialist or fascist sect either.

1 Goal for 2017

Do enough to look myself in the eye (through shades), but not so much as I interfere with Writing My Bloody Thesis.
2016 goals were not met, and nobody cares -
1) At least 12 posts on "preparedness - movement-building for coping with the coming horrors"
2) At least 9 posts on the laughable ritual of "scrutiny" that Manchester City Council stumbles through.
3) At least 12 "looting the ivory tower" posts, where useful insights that academics have had get translated into English.
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